Australia’s most innovative natural health businesses in the competitive beauty and cosmetics space have been announced as nominees for the Naturally Good 2023 Awards.

The winners will be announced at the awards cocktail night on Monday, 5 June, at Sydney’s ICC.

In addition to beauty and cosmetics, awards will also be presented to businesses in the sectors of food and beverage, home and living, beauty, manufacturing, complementary medicine and retail leader.

With the awards having launched for the first time at Naturally Good last year, event Product Manager, Sinead Kavanagh, said the amount of interest this year had only built even further. “We were so impressed by the calibre of entries, particularly in the beauty space,” she said. “The utmost care has been taken with everything from ingredients to packaging, manufacturing and branding for all these products, which are really making an impact in the healthy living space.”

Expert judges include James Lang – Moo Premium Foods; Jessica Maree Gordoun – Ranged; Peta Shulman – GoodnessMe Box; Didi Lo – Soulfresh; Bob Ratnarajah – Purpose with Profit; Niki Ford – Australian Organic; and Lisa Crawford Jones – Tomorrowstory.

Brands La Maxime, Ethique, Antipodes, Lust Minerals, Ena Products and Newnordic were all nominated for the Best Beauty and Cosmetics award.

See the full list of nominees below:

Best Beauty & Cosmetics

  • La Maxime – Dewy Glowy Exfoliating Scrub & Hydrating Mask
  • Ethique – Vegan Lipsticks
  • Antipodes – Lime Caviar Collagen-Rich Firming Cream
  • Lust Minerals – AHA Exfoliating Lotion
  • Ena Products – Essential Oil Roll
  • Newnordic – Hyaluronic Active Serum

Best Food Product

  • Meru Miso – Chilli Miso Soup
  • LoveRaw – M:lk Choc Nutty Choc Balls
  • TLKC Fry Family Food – Fry’s Chick’n Pieces Peri-Peri
  • Health Guru – Cauliflower Puffs
  • Proper Crisps – Cheeza Peno Tortilla Chips
  • La Petite Fauxmargerie – Rebel & Rascal
  • Elato Artisanal Ice Cream

Best Beverage Product

  • H2coco – H2juice Pineapple
  • Refresho – Exotic Soursop
  • Four Sigmatic – Think Organic Coffee
  • Bega Daily Juice – Mango Juice Blend + Protein
  • SunJuse – Sparkling Mandarin & Passionfruit
  • Soulfresh – Los Bros Not Soda
  • Teaesk – Black Tea & Lemon Iced Tea

Best Functional Food or Beverage Product

  • Buderim Bioactive – Ginger + Shots
  • Berkelo – Sourdough Pasta
  • Yacon New Zealand – NZFOS+ Yacon Prebiotic
  • Nutra Organics – Captain Calm
  • Nutra Organics – Veggie Hero
  • Bragg – All Purpose Seasoning

Best Free From Product

  • Jomeis Fine Foods – Hoodles
  • Elato Ice Cream
  • Natural Approach – Bicarb Free Rosalina & Honey Myrtle Natural Deodorant
  • Budee – Chocolate Spread
  • Chocolate On Purpose – Walking On Country Chocolate Bar Vegan Milk Chocolate with Guwandang
  • Continental Taralli Biscuits – Mediterranean Savoury Crackers Fennel & Olive Oil
  • Fiji Fire – Native Bongo Chilli Hot Sauce

Best Australian Manufactured Product

  • Swift Grow – Organic Fertiliser
  • Double ‘D’ – Smart Sweets
  • Yeppoonie Smoothie – Smoothie Powder
  • SunJuse – Sparkling Mandarin & Passionfruit

Best Socially Conscious Brand

  • The Kind Harvest Co.
  • Little Ripples
  • Whole Earth & Sea
  • Soulfresh Lo Bros Not Soda
  • Chocolate On Purpose
  • Eat For You

Best Organic Product

  • Organic Times – Drinking Chocolate
  • Meru Miso – Mushroom Miso Soup

Best Home & Living Product

  • Australian Natural Soap Company – All Natural Soap Flakes
  • The Naturool Co. – One Wrap
  • Bosisto’s – Power+ Laundry Liquid
  • Good Change – Refill Cleaning Tablet and & Bottle Starter Box
  • Viam Organics – Room Spray – Honey & Lemon Myrtle
  • Good Change – Bamboo Reusable Towels

Best Complementary Medicine Brand

  • Organic Collagen Australia
  • Eco.kid Organics For Kids
  • Herbs of Gold

Best New Brand

  • The Good Farm Shop
  • Meia
  • Blaze HFS Fierce
  • Teaesk
  • Sensoriam

Trailblazer

  • Tammy Fry – Livekindly Collective
  • Dale Parkes – Unique Health Products

Retail Leader

  • Wayne Marshall – Go Vita
  • Martine Cooper – Healthy Life

The Naturally Good Expo is on from 5-6 June, 2023, at Sydney’s International Convention Centre, Darling Harbour. For registrations and queries visit HERE.

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